ally (verb)
41Pleonasm — is the use of more words (or even word parts) than necessary to express an idea clearly. A closely related concept is rhetorical tautology, in which essentially the same thing is said more than once in different words (e.g black darkness , cold… …
42al|ly — «noun. AL y, uh LY; see note below; verb. uh LY», noun, plural lies, verb, lied, ly|ing. –n. 1. a person, group, or nation united with another for some special purpose: »England and France have been allies in some wars, though they have fought… …
43associate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. join, fraternize, ally, combine (with); unite, connect, relate, link. See connection, relation. n. friend, comrade; colleague, co worker, partner. See accompaniment, auxiliary,combination. II (Roget s …
44confederate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. aide, ally; accomplice; companion, associate. See aid, auxiliary, cooperation. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. federated, combined, confederated, federate, in alliance, incorporated, corporate, united,… …
45Muammar Gaddafi — Gaddafi redirects here. For other people named Gaddafi, see Gaddafi (name). Muammar Gaddafi مُعَمَّر القَذَّافِي Gaddafi at an African Union summit in 2009. Brotherly Leader and Guide of …
46go — go1 [ gou ] (past tense went [ went ] ; past participle gone [ gɔn ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 move/travel ▸ 2 travel to activity ▸ 3 continue to place/time ▸ 4 happen ▸ 5 be kept somewhere/fit ▸ 6 change to/be in state ▸ 7 get worse/stop working ▸ 8 die ▸… …
47Ethereal being — Water nymph by John Collier, 1923. Ethereal beings, according to some belief systems and occult theories, are mystic entities that usually are not made of ordinary matter. Despite the fact that they are believed to be essentially incorporeal,… …
48Words with two pronunciations — ◊ different meanings Several words have different pronunciations when they are used with different meanings or in different ways. Some of these words are explained in other entries. See entries at ↑ lead, ↑ read, ↑ use used used to, ↑ wind, and ↑ …
49words with two pronunciations — ◊ different meanings Several words have different pronunciations when they are used with different meanings or in different ways. Some of these words are explained in other entries. See entries at ↑ lead, ↑ read, ↑ use used used to, ↑ wind, and ↑ …
50Initial-stress-derived noun — Initial stress derivation is a phonological process in English, wherein stress is moved to the first syllable of any of several dozen verbs when they become nouns or adjectives. This is called a suprafix in linguistics. It is gradually becoming… …
